The four-day event covered 313,000 net square feet, with 657 exhibiting companies on the show floor. There were also 62 helicopters on display, ranging from small to large and from older aircraft to mock-ups of models approaching certification. Other display aircraft included several remotely piloted vehicles and advanced aircraft as Airbus’s Vahana proof-of-concept testing vehicle. NASA/JPL also conducted a presentation on the Mars Helicopter before a packed room.
Training was indeed a very popular event at this year’s show, with attendees choosing from over 150 education courses, technical briefings, workshops, forums, meetings, and seminars. Nearly 4,000 attendees participated in free Rotor Safety Challenge sessions that focus on improving safety in every aspect of the vertical lift industry.
Next year’s HAI HELI-EXPO 2021 will take place in New Orleans, March 22–25.
Heli-Expo 2020 News
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29-Jan-20 - NASA Orders Three H135 #NASA
29-Jan-20 - Metro Ordered 12 Additional EC145e #EC145e
29-Jan-20 - Heli-Union Extends AW139 and EC225 Fleet #oilandgas
29-Feb-20 - Blue Hawaiian Launch Customer for Spider X

05-Feb-20 - MDHI “Excellence Award” for PAG #ExcellenceAward
03-Feb-20 - UA SkyVis Selected for BPol H215 #SkyVis
02-Feb-20 - New Alternate Gross Weight for H135 #GrossWeight
01-Feb-20 - Rotortrade 2019 Results #bookings
01-Feb-20 - Fly by Sight Flight Deck

31-Jan-20 - More Power for the H125 #Power
31-Jan-20 - Medical Interior for the EC225/H225 #ambulance
31-Jan-20 - First SH09 in Philippines Goes to Ascent #Ascent
31-Jan-20 - SkyTrac HUMS for Brazilian OMNI AW139 #oilandgas
30-Jan-20 - Hungarian Ambulance Digitalised Support Operation #ConnectedServices
30-Jan-20 - AW139 Tail Gearbox Repair Centre in Canada #gearbox
30-Jan-20 - Bell 525 for North Sea’ Oil and Gas #oilandgas
30-Jan-20 - LCI Leasing Has New Financial Partnerships #leasing
30-Jan-20 - TVA Orders Four Bell 429 and 407GXi #Tennessee
30-Jan-20 - Swedish Ambulance Orders Three 5-Bladed H145 #H145
30-Jan-20 - Robinson Newscopters Delivering News #Newscopters
30-Jan-20 - Safran to Support Mexican Pegaso Engines #engines
30-Jan-20 - Makila Engine Testing Stand in Norway #engine
30-Jan-20 - Gass Cockpit for MD500E and MD520N #GlassCockpit
30-Jan-20 - Halo-Flight Orders IFR Bell 407GXi #IFR
30-Jan-20 - Rainier Signs for More Kopter SH09 Options #SH09
30-Jan-20 - Ascent Helicopters Adds Third H125 for Aerial Work #H125
30-Jan-20 - Garmin GTN750H Navigator for AS365 #Garmin
29-Jan-20 - German Ambulance DRF Selects 5-Bladed H145 #DRF
29-Jan-20 - UA Glass Cockpit Upgrade for MD900/902 #GlassCockpit
29-Jan-20 - Digital Heading Indicator for AS350/H125 #heading
29-Jan-20 - German ADAC Parternship with Hillsboro Aero Academy #FlightTraining
29-Jan-20 - Safran to Support Portugal’ EH101 Engines #RTM322
29-Jan-20 - Crash Resistant Fuel Tank for Maverick EC130B4 #Maverick
29-Jan-20 - UA SkyVis Selected for AW169 Ambulance #EnhancedVision
29-Jan-20 - Alameda County Sheriff Orders Bell 505 #Alameda
29-Jan-20 - AeroBrigham to Upgrade Bell 212 #Bell212
29-Jan-20 - Papillon Picks Web Manuals for Digital Revamp #WebManuals
29-Jan-20 - Canadian S-61 and Bell 212 Avionics Upgrades #avionics
29-Jan-20 - Rolls-Royce Delivers 250th Engine to Enstrom #250th
29-Jan-20 - Arrow Aviation Repair Center for M250 and RR300 #RollsRoyce
29-Jan-20 - New Parts Distributor for S-61 #S61
28-Jan-20 - EC145e Closer to Canadian IFR Certification #IFR
28-Jan-20 - ESG Mission Systems for Bundespolizei Helicopters #avionics
28-Jan-20 - Heli-One to Deliver Two EC225 to Rotortrade #H225
28-Jan-20 - PAC Gives New Life to Used Helicopters #refurbishment
28-Jan-20 - Leon County’ New Bell 505 with Becker Radios #Becker
28-Jan-20 - Leonardo Philadelphia delivers 300th AW139 #AW139
28-Jan-20 - AW609 Tiltrotor Training in Philadelphia #AW609
28-Jan-20 - FlightSafety New AW139 and EC145 Simulators #Simulator
28-Jan-20 - Custom Border Protection Get 16 More H125 #BorderProtection
28-Jan-20 - MD Helicopters Improves Production Line #AssemblyLine
28-Jan-20 - Aerometals EIBF for Commercial Black Hawk #filter
28-Jan-20 - Botswana Police Orders Three Enstrom 480B #police
28-Jan-20 - Goodrich Rescue Hoist for Firehawk #winching
27-Jan-20 - Cockpit LED Panel for Commercial Black Hawk #accessories
27-Jan-20 - Astronautics at Heli-Expo 2020 #avionics
27-Jan-20 - Boost HEC Systems at Heli-Expo 2020 #HEC
26-Jan-20 - Kopter SH09 Has New Main Rotor

26-Jan-20 - New Line of Digital Radios by Genesys Aerosystems #GDR
25-Jan-20 - Building the Metro Aviation EC145e

24-Jan-20 - Travis AW169 with PNG Wireless Intercom #WirelessIntercom
23-Jan-20 - Dual Control Head for PAC45 Radio #PAC45
23-Jan-20 - Aerial Camera B1 on H125 at HeliExpo 2020 #AerialCamera
22-Jan-20 - Preowned Helicopter Market Report 2019 #preowned
21-Jan-20 - Airbus at Heli-Expo 2020 #HeliExpo2020
17-Dec-19 - Lufthansa and DRF Training at Heli-Expo 2020 #HeliExpo2020
11-Dec-19 - Kopter SH09 Final Design Features at Heli-Expo 2020 #HeliExpo2020
10-Nov-19 - LA County Firehawk to be Honored at Heli-Expo 2020 #HeliExpo2020
08-Nov-19 - Krisna Dewi to be Honored at Heli-Expo 2020 #HeliExpo2020
07-Nov-19 - NSW Ambulance to be Honored at Heli-Expo 2020 #HeliExpo2020
List of Aircraft
Aerospatiale | |
AS332 Super Puma | ![]() |
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AW189 | ![]() |
Airbus Helicopters | |
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EC145 | ![]() |
H145 / EC145T2 | ![]() |
H175 / EC175 | ![]() |
Bell | |
206 | ![]() ![]() |
407 | ![]() |
412 | ![]() |
429 | ![]() |
47 | ![]() |
525 Relentless | ![]() |
Eurocopter | |
AS350 Ecureuil | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kaman | |
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MD Helicopters | |
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Sikorsky | |
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